Vili Maumau
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Viliami Maumau is a Tonga
n-born player of American football
. Born on Niuafo'ou
, Tonga
, he played as a defensive tackle for the University of Colorado
and was a 3rd Team All Big 12 selection as a junior where he was a teammate of Chris Naeole
. Maumau attended St. Louis School in Honolulu and was a teammate of Olin Kreutz
and Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala
. He also played one year of NFL football for the Carolina Panthers
in 1999.
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
n-born player of American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
. Born on Niuafo'ou
Niuafo'ou
Niuafoou is the most northerly island in the kingdom of Tonga. It is a volcanic rim island of 15 km² and with a population of 650 in 2006.-Geography:...
, Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
, he played as a defensive tackle for the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
and was a 3rd Team All Big 12 selection as a junior where he was a teammate of Chris Naeole
Chris Naeole
Christopher Kealoha Naeole |guard]]. He played college football at Colorado. Naeole played in the National Football League for two teams from 1997 to 2007.-Early years:...
. Maumau attended St. Louis School in Honolulu and was a teammate of Olin Kreutz
Olin Kreutz
Olin George Kreutz is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football for Washington.Kreutz has also played for the New Orleans Saints....
and Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala is a retired American football running back who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers out of the University of Utah.-Early...
. He also played one year of NFL football for the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
in 1999.